HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Last fall, director Will Ryder announced he was nearing completion on a project for Adam & Eve Pictures that would mark a significant departure from his past work. And today comes the release of the official trailer for the movie, titled The Cursed XXX, which is available for viewing on YouTube.com.
Known for writing and directing parodies, musicals and comedies—including the AVN Award-winning screenplay for Bad Babes Inc., his most recent movie for Adam & Eve—Ryder has taken a leap into the thriller porn genre with The Cursed XXX.
Making the leap with him is adult star Riley Reid, who takes on a dark, dramatic role in the movie—one that is a far cry from her last collaboration with Ryder, in which the 2016 AVN Female Performer of the Year played the female lead in Ryder’s 2013 parody Grease XXX: A Parody, an Adam & Eve Pictures production that won an AVN Award for Best Parody - Comedy.
"Riley is a dream come true in every way," Ryder said. "She's a very talented actress, she doesn't bitch and moan, she's very helpful with acting suggestions and willing to spend endless hours on set," Ryder remarked. "Plus, I think she's going to surprise a lot of people with the role she played in this movie. I've loved her since the moment I met her six or seven years ago and her character Abigail is really creepy."
Another standout bit of casting came when director Brad Armstrong—who is also an AVN Award-winning actor—agreed to play the male lead.
"It was a hunch of mine to call Brad on the phone and see if he even wanted to be in our movie," Ryder recalled. "I wasn't even sure he would take my call, but he did and his performance is spectacular. I have a lot of respect for him as an actor but also as a director of sensational acclaim, so just imagine how thrilled I was and—I'll admit now—how nervous I was the first day on set with him. Coolest dude around, though—and, wow, what a performance."
The Cursed XXX cast also includes Kat Dior, Sarah Vandella, Misty Stone, Holly Hendrix, Nia Nacci, Chloe Scott, Victoria June, Maya Bijou, Ziggy Star, Lucky Starr and Veronica Valentine. Cast along Armstrong are male performers Seth Gamble, Chad White, Mike Mancini, Frank Bukkwyd, Connor Kennedy, Eric John and James Bartholet.
The production also tapped stunt masters Dick Chibbles and Jack Vegas to coordinate a number of complex body stunts using body doubles supplied by 1am Doll USA. "1am Doll really came through in a big way by supplying us with life-size sex dolls that we used for the more dangerous stunts," co-producer Scott David said.
"Believe me when I tell you, their dolls weigh 85 pounds and are very lifelike. We caught a few of our crew members with their pants around their ankles," Ryder joked.
The Cursed XXX will be released this spring by Adam & Eve Pictures. Contact Peter Reynolds at (818) 332-2275, ext. 701 or [email protected] for broadcast/VOD licensing and DVD sales.
